Daily Quick Break: January 2, 2008: Translation Dictionary for decoding personal ads and dating profiles

Every day InnocentEnglish.com posts a new funny or cool Quick Break. The Quick Break section has today’s quick break plus previous ones so you can browse through any you missed. Ever have trouble decoding personal dating ads or online dating profiles? Well, this handy guide will help clarify any confusion, helping you intelligently and informatively … Read more

Funny Ad Campaign Blunders

And Slogan Mis-translations from American Advertising Compaigns in Other Countries and languages In Taiwan, the translation of the Pepsi slogan Come alive with the Pepsi Generation came out in Chinese as Pepsi will bring your ancestors back from the grave. When Parker Pen marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to say … Read more

Funny Signs from Restaurants

Actual signs from restaurants: Our great food will never leave you! Please leave a pet outside. It will take about 1 minute to fix a hot drink. Please wail. Big crap sale today! Rush yourself here! We serve people like you as good food! The shadiest cocktail bar in Bangkok. The name of a Chinese … Read more